Committee recommends Security Officers - Compensation ordinance favorably with amendment
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On January 14, 2026 the Baltimore City Council Labor & Workforce Committee met (virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber). Four members were present (Jermaine Jones, Danielle McCray, Ryan Dorsey, Phylicia Porter); James Torrence was absent. The committee considered Ordinance 25-0116 (Security Officers – Compensation), which would require certain employers to provide specified minimum compensation to a class of security officers. A motion by Councilmember Phylicia Porter to recommend the ordinance favorably with amendment carried (Yes 4, Absent 1). Sponsors include Jermaine Jones, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Paris Gray, Phylicia Porter, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Antonio "Tony" Glover.
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- Ordinance 25-0116 (Security Officers – Compensation) was recommended favorably with amendment.
- Motion made by Phylicia Porter.
- Committee vote: Yes 4 (Jones, McCray, Dorsey, Porter); Absent 1 (Torrence).
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Labor & Workforce Committee
25-0116 - Security Officers - Compensation
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR VOTING SESSION
- Security Guards – Compensation FOR the purpose of requiring a certain type of employer to provide specified minimum compensation to a certain class of employee; defining certain terms; providing for the effective dates of this Ordinance; providing for the termination of certain provisions of this Ordinance; and generally relating to compensation for security guards.
- BRIEFING
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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